12
Oct
Cruz Pedregon qualified first in the NHRA Fuel Funny Car class for this weekend’s Third annual Virginia NHRA Nationals POWERade Drag Racing in Petersburg (Richmond), VA. Pedregon’s 4.041 second E.T. at 306.88 MPH put his Advance Auto Parts Toyota Solara out in front during the third round of Qualifying on Saturday. Cruz is currently [...]
4
Jun
Air temperature, altitude and dew point all play factors in preparation for NHRA POWERade Series teams. Some feel prepared for the summer stretch, including Funny Car’s Cruz Pedregon, who announced a switch to a Toyota Solara body before Topeka. He’s confident that his Advance Auto Parts team will adapt to the new body and make [...]
25
May
It may be the busiest non-NHRA-racing weekend of the year, but many teams of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series are from sitting out around the backyard barbecuing steaks. From Indianapolis to Charlotte, many of NHRA’s top drivers and teams are taking advantage of the intense focus on the weekend’s Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 [...]
12
Apr
Cruz Pedregon leads the Funny Car points standings for the first time since April 25, 1998. Seven different drivers have reached a final round in the category with just four races in the books, including Del Worsham, who broke a two-year drought with his win in Houston after not making the field at the first [...]
13
Feb
John Force proved you don’t have to slow down to be safe in the NHRA.
Driving a revolutionary Funny Car designed to help bring the class into the 21st century, Robert Hight defeated Cruz Pedregon by 7 feet in the Funny Car final to give John Force Racing its 18th victory at Auto Club Raceway.
Hight clocked [...]
29
Jan
John Force is back! He will continue testing at Firebird Raceway through Wednesday.
From NHRA’s Rob Geiger:
Climbing into a Funny Car for the first time since his devastating accident Sept. 23 in Dallas, 14-time champion John Force needed just one warm-up pass before blasting his way to the forefront of the National Time Trials with [...]
13
Jan
Funny Car drivers Gary Scelzi and Cruz Pedregon attempted to make the main event at the 22nd annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Okla on Saturday. Despite both drivers having stellar sprint car driving teammates, neither placed high enough to advance to the A-main race.
Read more about their attempt at NHRA
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8
Jan
Four-time NHRA POWERade champion Gary Scelzi will be racing midget car at the Chili Bowl Nationals. Scelzi will be racing against fellow Top Fuel Funny Car driver Cruz Pedregon in the event (Cruz Pedregon Set to Race in Chili Bowl)…
Gary Scelzi’s Chili Bowl driver page
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